NGC7293

Helix Nebula

Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Aquarius

Distance

450 ly

Date

October 1, 2005

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15, Lum 5x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)

Notes

Astromart's Picture of the Day 10/24/2005

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop